May 1, 1941:
Rosebud blooms as this Orson Welles classic premiered in New York
Citizen Kane
This Nevada city was founded in May 1905 on 110 acres that would eventually become the city's downtown
Las Vegas
Little game bird
(5)
a quail
These 2 kids, near-victims of cannibalization, burn a woman to death & don't think twice about it
Hansel & Gretel
She wrote & illustrated "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher", about a frog with more fashion sense than common sense
Beatrix Potter
Kurt Russell in "Backdraft"
a firefighter
May 1, 1961:
This victorious Cuban declares his nation a socialist state
Fidel Castro
Joan of Arc lifted the Siege of Orleans in May 1429, turning the tide in this long conflict
the Hundred Years' War
Nauseated
(6)
queasy
The final words in "The Death of the Little" this, a female domestic fowl-- "and then everyone was dead"
the hen
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In this 1908 novel Mr. Toad lives in a big house called Toad Hall & drives a fancy car
The Wind in the Willows
Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd..." (we'd give it away with the full title)
a barber
May 1, 2004:
Latvia, Slovakia & 8 other states join this
the European Union
These criminals known for robbery & violence were shot dead on May 23, 1934
Bonnie and Clyde
Flavor-ful physics particle
(5)
a quark
When 2 girls get too rough playing with a bear, the bear says, this girl & "Rose-Red, will you beat your wooer dead?"
Snow White
He gained early fame for a tale about a celebrated jumping frog in California
Mark Twain
Cuba Gooding Jr. in "Jerry Maguire", ya know?!
a football player
May 1, 1218:
Rudolf I, the first German king of this royal house, is born
Hapsburg
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Father of the famous Quaker, Admiral William Penn failed to take Hispaniola from the Spanish in April of 1655, but did capture this island in May
Jamaica
To guzzle
(5)
quaff
"The Twelve Brothers" ends with this "wicked" relative "put into a barrel filled with boiling oil and venomous snakes"
the stepmother
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The chocolate frogs in her books are just candy, but a spell makes them jump
J.K. Rowling
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire" (a very honorable profession!)
a quiz show host
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May 1, 1851:
London's Great Exhibition opens in this glittering glass & iron "Palace"
the Crystal Palace
This chemist was guillotined in May 1794; legend has it that the judge said, "The republic has no need of geniuses"
Lavoisier
Astringent fruit
(6)
quince
In this tale a woman cuts off her own toe to fit into some footwear
"Cinderella"
In fables of this ancient Greek, frogs blow themselves up, get eaten by storks & are crushed by bulls
Aesop
Tom Hanks in "Charlie Wilson's War"
Tom Hanks in "Charlie Wilson's War"